A Mummy is a Mummy ...Right?
In the Greco-Roman era in Egypt, there was an interesting split in funerary rituals. Mummification is still being practiced at differing skill levels, but the two camps have differing views on seeing someone to the great beyond. It is the Shrouds VS Mummy portrait and tight wrappings. This is a Mummy in a shroud that, looking at her hairstyle said to reflect" Roman fashions of the reigns of Tiberius and Caligula (A.D.1443.) Interestingly, the upper part of the Mummy is quite fashionable, but the lower is pure indigenous Egyptian iconography. From the writing on the shroud of linen, we know her name is Ta-sherit-wedja-Hor, and the lower artwork is of Isis and Nephthys greeting Osirus. The Scrab with wings spread hovers above. The second panel is Anubis and Horus, with entwined plants that may symbolize lower and upper Egypt, or due to it being the Lotus, the connotation is resurrection. Ta-sher...
